Tuesday, July 17, 2012

2013 HH PPS Highlights Now Available

Details of the proposed rule for the 2013 home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) are available in a new highlights document on APTA's Medicare Payment and Policies for Home Health webpage. Find out how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to update payments, modify the physician face-to-face requirement, and implement new therapy coverage requirements regarding functional reassessments. The summary also outlines changes that CMS proposes to the HH PPS grouper, updates to quality reporting, and revisions to requirements and sanctions for compliance and noncompliance for home health agencies regarding state survey and certification.